transgender athletes in elite women s events. from now on, transgender swimmers are required to have completed their transition by the age of 12. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. russia s war on ukraine has turned culture into a battleground in countries supportive of ukraine s resistance to put in his invasion, some russian artists, musicians and dancers have been stripped of their platforms or they ve been asked to denounce russia s military aggression. when does solidarity turn into censorship? my guest is the world renowned soviet born conductor semyon bychkov. is art the loser when politics takes centre stage? semyon bychkovjoins me now, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are like all of the great musical maestros, you re peripatetic, your career takes you all around the world, you are constantly travelling. is there one place you can point to and say that has done the most to define you as a person and an arti
in sport, england s matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. why gorilla populations in parts of africa are on the rise. we have a special report form the front line of a conservation success story. it s monday 20th june. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead good of the biggest walk out on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. the rmt rail union has warned it will intensify industrial action if a deal over pay isn t reached and says it will run its campaign for as long as it takes. morning. here s our business reporter esyllt carr. a chilly for this it ll be a week of huge disruption. and it starts tonight as services begin winding up ahead of the first of three days of industrial action. thousands of workers represented by the rmt union t
what happens to this tower? what any lasting memorial here might look like is still being decided. for the bereaved, though, it is a shrine to their loved ones and a way of making sure they re not forgotten. i get drawn to it. any time i m in the area. it s kind of peaceful in a very weird way. itjust helps me heal. one night, your life can change for. l ..for ever. i can see the top of the tower from where i live. i can see my brother s bedroom window the space of where he died with his wife and his children. it s difficult, it s very difficult, but i take comfort. it s like he s still there. comfort also comes from being with each other people once connected because they lived together in a high rise block in london, now linked by a night which fractured their lives forever. only they can fully understand what they went through as they face this five year anniversary together. hello and welcome to sportsday. it s a star studded leaderboard at the us open. we bring you t
now on bbc news. russia s foreign minister sergei lavrov speaks to the bbc s russia editor, steve rosenberg about the country s invasion of ukraine and the impact of the war on russia s standing in the world. it s nearly four months since russia invaded ukraine. in that time, towns have been reduced to rubble, thousands of civilians killed. millions of ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. moscow has become an international pariah. but does it care? in an exclusive interview, russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov, will answer my questions about russia s invasion. hello. the really hot and humid air has now finally left our shores. still plenty of heat across europe, however, as marked by the amber colour behind me and central europe will continue with heatwave conditions on into the week ahead. we are now in cooler, fresher air, that is pulled in from the north. the boundary between the two air masses, a weather front marked by this area
good evening. projections following parliamentary elections in france show president emmanuel macron is on course to lose his absolute majority. his coalition is on track to win the most seats, with between 210 and 250. but that s short of the 289 needed for a majority in the national assembly. projections show the left green alliance ofjean luc melenchon is set to win 150 to 180 seats, becoming the main opposition. mr melenchon says the result marks an electoral failure for mr macron. a hung parliament will make it difficult for the president to press ahead with his planned reforms in his second term of office. we re nowjoined by peter conradi, the europe editor of the sunday times newspaper, who joins us from paris. thank whojoins us from paris. you thank who joins us from paris. you forjoining thank whojoins us from paris. you forjoining us. i guess surprising thank you forjoining us. i guess a surprising result? surprising result? yes, i mean eole surprising result? y